Obituaries

Dorothy E. 'Beth' Shuck
1923 - 2006
Ottawa

Services for Dorothy E. "Beth" Shuck, 83, Ottawa, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa. Burial will be at Sutton Cemetery in Douglas County.Mrs. Shuck died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Olathe Medical Center.She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Douglas County, the daughter of Isaac Milton and Jessie Aileen Truex Kring.Mrs. Shuck was a lifelong resident of the Ottawa area. She graduated from Baldwin High School in 1940. She was a homemaker and worked as a nurse's aide for 15 years at Orchard Lane Nursing home in Baldwin. She retired in 1988.She was a member of First Christian Church in Ottawa and a former member of the Ottawa Women's Bowling Assn.She married Byron Shuck on Sept. 19, 1942, in Douglas County. He survives, of the home.Other survivors include a son, Leonard Shuck, Ottawa; three daughters, Dianna Taylor, Ottawa, Kathy Smith, Olathe, and Carolyn White, Edgerton; a sister, Beverly Cates, Lawrence; two brothers, Emmett Kring, Kansas City, Kan., and Dale Kring, Lawrence; 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the mortuary, where the family will meet friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.The family suggests memorials to Ottawa American Legion Baseball, sent in care of the mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa 66067.Online condolences may be sent to <a href="mailto:dengelmortuary@sbcglobal.net">dengelmortuary@sbcglobal.net</a>.